Photo Index - Ober Manufacturing Co. - Single 7\8" spindle-tilting arbor

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Manufactured/Badged by:
Ober Manufacturing Co.
Chagrin Falls, OH

Machine Specifications
Machine Class:	Wood Working Machinery
Machine Type:	Shaper, Wood
Machine Size:	36x36" top
Submitted By:	Patrick Haire

Machine Specifications
Description/Model:	Single 7\8" spindle-tilting arbor
Date of Manufacturer:	1885-1900
Serial Number:	none
Last Updated	10/16/2006 7:45:20 PM

Comments:

Found in lumberyard shop, Houston, TX. Cherry and maple top replacement of original wood top. Tilting arbor handy for quick changes in chamfering and roundovers using simple blades, but has been useful in difficult over or under cutting. Wooden tops on shapers like this make fence and jig attachment infinitely variable and quick to mount but is the reason why very few original tops are found in restorable or useable condition. Off line for awhile now but has been in use for the last 10 years.

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Comments: side viewshowing maker
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Comments: wooden top
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Comments: tilting arbor details-driven y seperatecountershaft
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